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U.N. seeks to build peace talks on fragile Syria truce

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 08:51 AM PST

A boy stands near a hole in the ground after a shell fell in the rebel-held town of Jarjanaz, southern Idlib countrysideBy Lisa Barrington BEIRUT (Reuters) - A total of 135 people were killed in the first week of a partial truce in Syria in areas covered by the deal, a monitoring group said on Saturday, highlighting its fragile nature just days before the United Nations attempts to reconvene peace talks. U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura said the talks, originally due to begin on Monday in Geneva, would get off to a staggered start later in the week, with delegates arriving from Wednesday onwards. The U.N. said the delay was due to "logistical and technical reasons and also for the ceasefire to better settle down".


Taliban says rejects 'futile' Afghanistan peace talks

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 01:35 PM PST

Head of U.S. delegation Michael Mckinley listens during a meeting in KabulThe Taliban said on Saturday it would not take part in peace talks brokered by representatives of Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States, casting doubt on efforts to revive negotiations. The Taliban, ousted from power in a U.S.-led military intervention in 2001, has been waging a violent insurgency to try to topple Afghanistan's Western-backed government and re-establish a fundamentalist Islamic regime. Following a meeting of the so-called Quadrilateral Coordination Group made up of representatives of the four countries in Kabul in February, officials said they expected direct peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban to begin in early March.


Merkel slams anti-immigrant AfD, defends her refugee policy

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 03:19 PM PST

An election campaign poster of the AFD is seen in NeuwiedGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticized the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, saying it stirs up prejudice and polarizes society. The AfD is set to win almost 20 percent in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt and match the ruling Social Democrats in the southwestern state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, according to the most recent polls. "The AfD is a party that is not bringing together society and not offering the appropriate solutions for the problems, but it is stirring up prejudice and polarizing," Merkel said.


Philippines seizes North Korean cargo ship to enforce U.N. sanctions

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 01:19 AM PST

Philippines Coast Guard officials inspect North Korean freighter Jin Teng in Subic BayThe Philippines said on Saturday it had seized a North Korean freighter that was covered by harsher United Nations' sanctions against Pyongyang over its nuclear program. Manila will also deport the vessel's 21 North Korean crew and will await a U.N. inspection team from the United Nations, foreign ministry spokesman Charles Jose said in a text message. "In compliance with the United Nations resolution, the North Korean ship in Subic will be impounded and not allowed to leave port," he said.


Brazil top judges back graft probe despite concern over Lula's detention

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 05:05 PM PST

Former Brazilian President Lula waves to the crowd from his home in Sao Bernardo do CampoBy Reese Ewing SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Senior judges in Brazil voiced concern on Saturday over the detention of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, even as they threw their support behind the sweeping corruption investigation that threatens to topple his embattled successor. Lula's three hours of questioning in police custody on Friday was the highest profile development in the two-year-old probe focused on state oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras). The detention of the 70-year-old Lula, Brazil's first working-class president and a hero to millions of his fellow citizens, shocked his supporters.


Rivals Turkey and Iran seek to 'manage differences'

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 10:48 AM PST

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu addresses the media in AnkaraBy Ayla Jean Yackley and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin ISTANBUL/DUBAI (Reuters) - Turkey and Iran, two countries on opposite sides of Syria's civil war, agreed they must cooperate to end sectarian strife, including support for a fragile ceasefire, in the region after their leaders met in Tehran on Saturday. Iran, along with Russia, has stood by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the five-year war, providing him with military and financial support, while Turkey is his most outspoken critic and has backed opposition forces. "We may have different views but we cannot change our history or our geography," Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said.


Japan's Kato, US star Douglas win American Cup titles

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 04:55 PM PST

Gabrielle Douglas of the United States competes on the uneven parallel bars during the 2016 AT&T American Cup on March 5, 2016 at Prudential Center in Newark, New JerseyJapan's Ryohei Kato and reigning Olympic women's all-around champion Gabrielle Douglas of the United States won titles Saturday at the American Cup invitational gymnastics meet in Newark, New Jersey. Kato, who helped Japan to last year's world team title in Glasgow and 2012 Olympic silver in London, took the men's all-around crown with 88.931 points to edge American Donnell Whittenburg by .366 of a point with China's Sun Wei third on 87.665.


Slovakia's Fico wins but coalition difficult in fragmented vote

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 04:53 PM PST

Chairman of the Slovak Smer-Social Democracy party Robert Fico addresses supporters during an election rally on March 2, 2016 in Bratislava ahead of the March 5 general electionsLeftist Prime Minister Robert Fico won Slovakia's elections on Saturday on an anti-refugee platform, but lost his parliamentary majority as smaller parties including the extreme right scored first-time seats, exit polls showed. A conservative leader described the outcome as a "big earthquake" in Slovak politics, and analysts cautioned that Fico would need to work long and hard to build a governing coalition. An exit poll by the private Markiza TV station showed his Smer-Social Democrats (Smer-SD) party taking 27.3 percent (45 seats) of the vote, meaning Fico lost his 83-seat majority in parliament, which has 150 members.


Hiddink confident over Costa fitness for PSG clash

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 04:42 PM PST

Chelsea's striker Diego Costa celebrates at the end of the English Premier League football match between Norwich City and Chelsea at Carrow Road in Norwich, eastern England, on March 1, 2016Guus Hiddink dismissed concerns over Diego Costa's fitness by insisting the Spain striker will be available for Chelsea's crucial Champions League clash with Paris Saint Germain on Wednesday. Costa missed Saturday's 1-1 Premier League draw against Stoke as he rested to avoid aggravating a tendon injury, but Blues interim manager Hiddink is confident his star forward will return for the last 16, second leg against PSG.


Thousands attend funeral of slain Honduran environmentalist

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 04:29 PM PST

People attend the funeral of murdered indigenous activist Berta Caceres and call for justice in La Esperanza, Honduras on March 5, 2016Thousands of mourners paid their final tributes Saturday to Berta Caceres, the indigenous activist killed on Thursday, demanding justice for the renowned environmentalist. The 45-year-old head of the Civic Council of Indigenous and People's Organizations (COPINH) was gunned down in her hometown of La Esperanza, 125 miles (200 kilometers) northwest of the Honduran capital Tegicigalpa, in what her family has called an assassination. Mourners from across the country attending the funeral in La Esperanza chanted "Justice, justice!" "Berta lives!" and "The struggle continues!" as her coffin was taken to a church service before its burial.


Basque leader gets hero's welcome after release from jail

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 04:16 PM PST

Basque separatist leader Arnaldo Otegi gives a thumbs up as he arrives to take part in a welcome meeting that gathered more than 10,000 people at the Anoeta velodrome in the northern Spanish Basque city of San Sebastian on March 5, 2016Thousands of people in the heart of Spain's Basque country gave a hero's welcome on Saturday to a veteran separatist leader, following his release after more than six years behind bars. A crowd of more than 10,000 gathered in the velodrome of the town of San Sebastian to give a tumultuous greeting to Arnaldo Otegi after his release last Tuesday. The meeting was a display of Basque independence and culture, featuring songs, dances and the red, white and green of Basque flags.


French PM Valls says no blackmail to pass labor reform: paper

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 04:14 PM PST

French Prime Minister Valls delivers a speech at the Munich Security Conference in MunichFrance's prime minister, Manuel Valls, said on Sunday he will not commit blackmail by threatening to resign, as the government is facing opposition to pass the new labor reform. In an interview with French weekly newspaper Le Journal Du Dimanche (JDD), Valls said the reform is a "win-win" for both employers and employees and that he will try to convince the Socialists, Far Left and Green party members to vote for the bill. When asked about rumors that he could put at stake his title, Valls said: "I never did and I will not blackmail to resign".


Gay-friendly NYC St Patrick's parade to find new focus

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 04:13 PM PST

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, center, marches in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in the Rockaways neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York, Saturday, March 5, 2016. Mayor de Blasio was booed often as he marched in the parade. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)NEW YORK (AP) — The founder of a gay-friendly St. Patrick's Day parade said Saturday that the inclusive celebration will go on even though the city's big St. Patrick's Day procession in Manhattan has dropped its ban on gay groups.


Browne stops Chagaev to win WBA heavyweight belt by TKO

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 04:05 PM PST

Australia's Lucas Browne, left, fights against Uzbekistan's Ruslan Chagaev during their WBA world heavyweight boxing title match in Chechnya's provincial capital Grozny, Russia, Saturday, March 5, 2016. Browne won the regular WBA heavyweight title by beating defending champion Chagaev by technical knockout. (AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev)GROZNY, Russia (AP) — Lucas Browne became Australia's first world heavyweight boxing champion early Sunday, beating WBA regular champion Ruslan Chagaev in a surprise technical knockout.


Family, friends of ex-FBI agent demand his release from Iran

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 03:58 PM PST

FILE - In this March 6, 2012 file photo, an FBI poster showing a composite image of former FBI agent Robert Levinson, right, of how he would look like now, left, taken from the video, released by his captors in Washington during a news conference. The family of Levinson is holding a rally Saturday, March 5, 2016 demanding that the U.S. government keep pushing for his freedom. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)CORAL SPRINGS, Florida (AP) — The family and colleagues of a former FBI agent who disappeared in Iran nine years ago while on a CIA mission expressed anger and disappointment at a rally Saturday that he wasn't part of a January prisoner exchange with Tehran.


Slain indigenous, environmental activist buried in Honduras

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 03:51 PM PST

In this Jan. 27, 2015 photo released by The Goldman Environmental Prize, Berta Caceres speaks to people near the Gualcarque river located in the Intibuca department of Honduras. Caceres, the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH) and residents of the region maintained a two year struggle to halt construction on the Agua Zarca Hydroelectric project. On March 3, 2016, a member of her indigenous council group said at least two assailants broke into her home and shot Caceres to death. She won the 2015 Goldman Environmental Prize for her role in fighting the dam project. (Tim Russo/Goldman Environmental Prize via AP)LA ESPERANZA, Honduras (AP) — A large crowd in Honduras accompanied the body of Berta Caceres to its final resting place Saturday amid calls for justice in this week's killing of the indigenous leader and environmental activist.


Cooper scores first Sevens try as Aussies sail into Vegas quarter-finals

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 03:50 PM PST

Sam Dickson of New Zealand vies for the ball against Kenya during day two of the Men's 2016 USA Sevens Rugby Tournament match at the Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 5, 2016Wallabies star Quade Cooper scored his first sevens try for Australia in a 36-7 victory over England that sent the Aussies surging into the Cup quarter-finals of the Las Vegas Sevens. Cooper is among the 15-a-side stars chasing berths in their country's Rio Olympic squads as rugby's return to the Games puts the spotlight on the 10-event World Rugby Sevens Series.


Brumbies set early benchmark in Super Rugby

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 03:34 PM PST

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The ACT Brumbies established themselves as the benchmark team in Super Rugby with a gritty 32-15 win over the New South Wales Waratahs in the weekend's second round.

Cruz victorious in first of five Saturday election contests

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 03:33 PM PST

Texas Senator and Republican Presidential Hopeful Ted Cruz speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) 2016 at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, outside Washington, March 4, 2016US Senator Ted Cruz struck first in the series of five presidential nomination contests held Saturday, besting Donald Trump in Kansas and boosting his claim as the most viable alternative to the billionaire frontrunner. With nearly half of the votes counted, networks called the midwestern state for Cruz, who earned some 49 percent of the vote, doubling up on Trump who was second with 25 percent. Senator Marco Rubio was in third, followed by Ohio Governor John Kasich.


McIlroy grabs WGC Doral lead with bogey-free 68

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 03:26 PM PST

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland tees off on the 13th hole during the third round of the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship at Trump National Doral Blue Monster Course on March 5, 2016 in Doral, FloridaFour-time major champion Rory McIlroy fired a four-under par 68 Saturday to seize a three-stroke lead after the third round of the World Golf Championships Cadillac Championship at Doral. Australian Adam Scott, who owned a two-shot lead over McIlroy when the day began, and US defending champion Dustin Johnson shared second on 207. Third-ranked McIlroy, who closed with eight consecutive pars, seeks his 12th US PGA Tour title, his first since last May at Quail Hollow, and his 20th career victory worldwide.


Leicester extends lead in EPL, Ronaldo scores 4 in Spain

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 03:13 PM PST

Leicester's Riyad Mahrez celebrates after scoring a goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Watford and Leicester City at the Vicarage Road stadium in London, Saturday, March 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)Leicester stayed on course to become the English Premier League's most unlikely champion, while Cristiano Ronaldo became La Liga's second all-time leading scorer on Saturday.


Ronaldo scores 4 goals to become Liga's 2nd all-time scorer

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 03:10 PM PST

El jugador de Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo, festeja un gol contra Celta de Vigo por la liga española el sábado, 5 de marzo de 2016, en Madrid. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo scored four second-half goals to become the second all-time leading scorer in La Liga as Real Madrid routed Celta Vigo 7-1 on Saturday.


Cavendish struggles as Gaviria wins world omnium

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 03:08 PM PST

Britain's Mark Cavendish competes in the Men's Omnium Flying lap during the 2016 Track Cycling World Championships at the Lee Valley VeloPark in London on March 5, 2016Mark Cavendish's hopes of competing at the Rio Olympics were dealt a blow as he finished sixth in the omnium at the Track Cycling World Championships in London on Saturday. Cavendish had been set a target of a top three finish by British Cycling coaches if he is to win selection to their Rio squad, but poor showings in the time trial and individual pursuit saw him finish outside the medal places as Fernando Gaviria Rendon took gold.


Kenny wins sprint title in decider, Gaviria defends omnium

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 03:08 PM PST

Great Britain's Jason Kenny, left, races against Australia's Matthew Glaetzer, in the Men's Sprint final of the World Track Cycling championships at Lee Valley VeloPark, in London, Saturday March 5, 2016. (Tim Goode/PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUTLONDON (AP) — Jason Kenny won the men's sprint title, edging Matthew Glaetzer in a third-race decider on the penultimate day Saturday of the track cycling world championships.


Exit poll: Ruling party leads Slovakia election

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 02:58 PM PST

People walk past an election poster with the chairman of the SMER-Social Democracy party Robert Fico in Bratislava, Slovakia, Friday, March 4, 2016. Ahead of the Saturday's general elections Prime Minister Robert Fico's ruling leftist Smer party is a clear favorite but some feel Fico may have misjudged the public mood by focusing too much on Europe's migration crisis and not enough on Slovakia's own issues. Poster reads: "We protect Slovakia,". (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — The leftist ruling party is leading in the parliamentary election in Slovakia on Saturday, but will need coalition partners to form a majority government, an exit poll indicated.


Benfica beats Sporting to take away league lead in Portugal

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 02:52 PM PST

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Benfica beat Sporting Lisbon 1-0 in a derby to snatch the lead of the Portuguese league from its city rival on Saturday.

Napoli beats Chievo 3-0 to move provisionally top with Juve

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 02:29 PM PST

Napoli's Marek Hamsik, left, controls the ball during a Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Chievo Verona, in Naples' San Paolo Stadium, Italy, Saturday, March 5, 2016. (Ciro Fusco/ANSA via AP) ITALY OUTMILAN (AP) — Napoli came from behind to beat Chievo Verona 3-1 and move provisionally level with Juventus at the top of the Serie A table on Saturday.


Italy through to Davis Cup quarters, 3-0 up vs. Switzerland

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 02:21 PM PST

PESARO, Italy (AP) — Italy eased into the Davis Cup quarterfinals with an insurmountable 3-0 lead against Switzerland after Simone Bolelli and Andreas Seppi beat Marco Chiudinelli and Henri Laaksonen in straight sets on Saturday.

Drug kingpin killed in Colombia

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 02:03 PM PST

A Colombian Army soldier stands next to packages of seized cocaine, which according to authorities, belonged to the criminal gang "Clan Usuga" and was going to be sent to Central America, at a Military Base in Bahia Solano, Colombia on March 14, 2015Bogota (AFP) - The top leader of powerful Clan Usuga gang was killed in a police raid, authorities said Saturday, in another major blow to Colombia's most important gang.


Tsonga and Gasquet seal Davis Cup victory for France

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 01:52 PM PST

BAIE-MAHAULT, Guadeloupe (AP) — Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Richard Gasquet sent France into the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup with a straight-sets victory in the doubles match of their first-round tie with Canada on Saturday.

EU commissioner warns of migrant buildup in Greece ahead of key summit

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 01:51 PM PST

Migrants and refugees walk along train tracks as they wait to cross the Greek-Macedonian border near the Greek village of Idomeni, on 4 March, 2016Greece is likely to receive another 100,000 migrants by the end of the month, Europe's migration commissioner warned on Saturday, two days ahead of an EU-Turkey summit seen as the only viable solution to the crisis. As EU members continued to bicker, Dimitris Avramopoulos, in charge of migration at the powerful Brussels executive, pointed to upcoming measures, including an overhaul of asylum rules, to help ease tensions. Greece lies at the heart of Europe's greatest migration crisis in six decades after a series of border restrictions on the migrant trail from Austria to Macedonia caused a bottleneck on its soil.


Slovak PM Fico leads election but may have trouble forming majority

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 01:49 PM PST

Slovakia's Prime Minister and leader of Smer party Robert Fico arrives at his party's headquarters to check on the results of the country's parliamentary election in BratislavaBy Tatiana Jancarikova BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Slovak leftist Prime Minister Robert Fico won Saturday's election, according to an exit poll, but gains by a number of opposition parties including far-right militants could produce a fractured parliament and complicate formation of a government. Fico, whose anti-immigration views chime with neighbors Poland and Hungary, won 27.3 percent of the vote, much less than around 35 percent predicted in opinion surveys, the exit poll by Focus agency for TV Markiza showed. It had been expected Fico's Smer party would lose its outright majority, but the polls showed it could be tough for him to form a coalition with a majority in parliament.


Davis Cup: Italy, France reach quarters, Serbia trail

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 01:46 PM PST

Serbia's Novak Djokovic, front and his partner Nenad Zimonjic react during their Davis Cup World Group first round doubles tennis match against Kazakhstan's Aleksandr Nedovyesov and Andrey Golubev, in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, March 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)A Novak Djokovic-led Serbia surprisingly fell behind 2-1 at home to Kazakhstan in the Davis Cup first round after he lost in doubles on Saturday.


U.N. Security Council pushes peace deal implementation in Mali

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 01:28 PM PST

A UN armored vehicle patrols in BamakoBy Adama Diarra TIMBUKTU, Mali (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council traveled to northern Mali on Saturday to push for implementation of a fragile peace deal aimed at ending a cycle of internal uprisings and allowing the government to combat the growing threat of Islamist militants. Tuareg rebels demanding autonomy for their northern homeland, the government and pro-Bamako militias signed the U.N.-backed accord last year, pledging to end decades of hostilities. The government and the Tuareg rebel alliance - Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA) - have accused each other of stalling on implementation.


PSG held to 0-0 by Montpellier ahead of Chelsea game

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 01:26 PM PST

Paris Saint Germain's Edison Cavani, left, vies for the ball with Montpellier's Daniel Congre during the French League One soccer match between PSG and Montpellier at Parc des Princes Stadium, in Paris, Saturday, March 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain prepared for its Champions League game against Chelsea with an unimpressive 0-0 draw against Montpellier in the French league on Saturday.


Djokovic beaten as Murray brothers double up for victory

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 01:24 PM PST

Serbia's tennis player Nenad Zimonjic (rear C) looks at his teammate Novak Djokovic (L) as he returns a shot during the Davis Cup World Group first round double match between Serbia and Kazakhstan in Belgrade, on March 5, 2016Novak Djokovic suffered his first Davis Cup defeat in five years on Saturday as Serbia slipped 2-1 down to Kazakhstan while Andy and Jamie Murray gave defending champions Great Britain a 2-1 lead over Japan. World number one Djokovic and 39-year-old Nenad Zimonjic lost their doubles rubber to Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev and Aleksandr Nedovyesov in Belgrade in the first round tie.


Musicians and media figures celebrate Murdoch-Hall wedding

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 01:21 PM PST

Rupert Murdoch, left, and Jerry Hall leave St Bride's Church after the celebration ceremony of the wedding of Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall in London, Saturday, March 5, 2016. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)LONDON (AP) — Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall celebrated their marriage Saturday alongside family members, media executives and music stars in a church considered the spiritual home of British journalism.


EU pressured to take stance over Turkish media right erosion

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 01:18 PM PST

People run as riot police use tear gas and water cannons to disperse people gathered in support outside the headquarters of Zaman newspaper in Istanbul, Saturday, March 5, 2016. Police have erected fences and are standing watch in front of the headquarters of Turkey's largest-circulation newspaper a day after it used tear gas and water cannons to storm the building and enforce a court-ordered seizure. The seizure of Zaman newspaper and its sister outlets Friday has escalated fears over media freedom in Turkey. (AP Photo/Akin Celiktas)ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The European Union is facing increasing pressure to speak out against the erosion of media freedom in Turkey following the takeover of the country's largest-circulation newspaper, but few expect it to take a bold stance toward Ankara while trying to assure its help in dealing with the migration crisis.


France beat Canada to reach Davis Cup quarter-finals

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 01:18 PM PST

France's tennis players Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (L) and Richard Gasquet (R) compete in the Davis Cup World Group first-round doubles match against Canada, on March 5, 2016, at the Velodrome stadium in Baie-Mahault, GuadeloupeBaie-Mahault (France) (AFP) - France reached the Davis Cup quarter-finals on Saturday when Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Richard Gasquet defeated Vasek Pospisil and Philip Bester 7-6 (7/4), 6-1, 7-6 (7/4) for an unassailable 3-0 lead over Canada.


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